America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Khrushchev believes President Kennedy will not react if he places nuclear missiles in Cuba.
While John Wilkes Booth remains infamous, 86 pages of his diary remain missing.
Operation Restore Hopes begins as a way to protect food supplies. Then President Clinton must order more soldiers and helicopters to Somalia.
When the Civil Warbegins in April of 1861, Jesse is too young to fight so he works the farm with the family's slaves.
General Burnside's mistakes at Fredericksburg include waiting too long to cross a river, allowing Robert E. Lee time to bring in more soldiers.
Mogadishu is a combat zone between rebels when US troops arrive. The task is to capture Omar Salad and Mohamed Hassan Awale, aides to Mohamed Farrah A...
Monk Eastman is "king" of the New York gangsters until he is arrested in 1904; then Johnny Sirocco takes over a third of his gang.
African American citizens challenge segregated city buses
It is easy to avoid the alcohol ban because people can make their own using moonshine stills or buy from bootleggers.
Learn more about Paul Revere and the Penobscot Expedition.
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